Iron rest



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IRON REST Filed June 8, 1948 ik Il Il I INVENTOR. any TA/op is 4% ATTD RN EYS atented ov. 2i,

UNITED STATES PATENT oFF ICE IRON REST Le Roy C. Kopisch, Hartford, Ill. application june s, 194s, seriaI No. 31,652 a claims. (ci. aianin This invention relates to a rest for electric irons and the like.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a rest for an iron whereby the iron may be placed in an upright position when not in use on the rest and wherein provision is made within the rest to prevent the iron from sliding from the same and wherein there is provided a layer of insulating material which will prevent the transfer of heat to the bottom of the rest and onto the ironing board or other surface where the rest is disposed and wherein the bottom of the rest is provided with means for gripping the surface on which the rest is disposed.

Other objects of the present invention are to.

provide an iron rest which is of simple construction, which may be formed of plastic, inexpensive to manufacture, lconvenient to use and eilicient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan View of the iron rest embodying the features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the iron rest taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l.

l Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the iron rest taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modied form of rest wherein a felt is used for the engagement of the bottom face of the iron rest with the flat surface.

Referring now to the gures, I represents a plastic ,case having an upstanding peripheral portion II' with a bead I2 thereon for receiving and retaining a metal cover I 3 having a lip I4 adapted to extend down over the bead and an opening I4 formed by a downwardly turned flange I5.

This flange I5 is adapted to engage with a pad I6 to retain the same within the plastic case II.

The plastic case II' is made of any heat resisting plastic and such that it accumulates little heat and thus can be handled at all times with the iron.

v Pad I 6 may be made of ber glass moldable flake insulation, and may have a covering of fiber glass or asbestos cloth as indicated at I8. When flake insulation is used, a covering cloth is particularly necessary.

At any time a new pad can be disposed Within the plastic case. The metal top I3 is snapped into place upon the flange I I of the plastic case.

On the bottom of the case, there may be provided a series of spaced ribs I9 which will provide for air space beneath the bottom of the case whereby to maintain the same cool and also to provide good gripping engagement with the flat surface on which the rest is disposed.

Upon opposite ends and upon the sides of the metal, there is provided crimp formations 22 which strengthen the metal cover and give the Same an ornamental appearance.

In Fig. 4, there is provided on the bottom of the case as indicated at 23 a felt or asbestos layer which will insulate the case from the surface on which the rest is disposed and will also serve to prevent the slippage of the rest along the supporting surface.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as dened by the appended claims.

I claim:

l. An iron rest comprising a case having a bottom and upstanding ange portions, a cover having a large opening therein adapted to receive the bottom of an electric iron and having means engageable with the upwardly extending .flange of the case tc be secured to the same, and a pad of insulating material disposed within the case and adapted to receive the iron bottom, and said cover having a flange depending about the opening and adapted to engage with the pad whereby to fix the pad securely within the case.

2. An iron rest comprising a case having a bottom and upstanding flange portions, a cover .having a large opening therein adapted to receive the bottom of an electric iron and having means engageable with the upwardly extending flange of the case to be secured to the same, and a pad of insulating material disposed within the case and adapted to receive the iron bottom, and said cover having a flange depending about the opening and adapted to engage with the pad whereby to fix the pad securely within the case, and means on the bottom of the case adapted to keep the case from heating the surface on which the rest has been disposed and to prevent the slippage of the case over the surface.

3. An iron rest comprising a casing having a bottom, a peripheral flange extending about the bottom and having an outwardly extending bead thereon, a cover adapted to t over the flange and being bent to have snap engagement with the bead, said cover having a large opening therein through which a flat iron bottom can be extended, said cover having a depending flange about the opening, a pad disposed within the case and said flange engaging with the pad to maintain the same within the case, and means on the bottom of the case to prevent the case from slipping on the surface thereof.

LE ROY C. KOPISCH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 642,685 Farley Feb. 6, 1900 1,738,845 Rollman Dec. 10, 1929 1,966,036 Malamud July 10, 1934 

